topic Re: Upgrading from Roku2 in Community Discussionshttps://community.roku.com/t5/Community-Discussions/Upgrading-from-Roku2/m-p/516097#M6308
<P>Like how? I dont really need better resolution than 720p. Do Ultra owners experience less buffering issues?</P><P>And crashing?</P><P>I have a Roku2 4210x</P>Mon, 21 Oct 2019 07:05:35 GMTboogernose2019-10-21T07:05:35ZUpgrading from Roku2https://community.roku.com/t5/Community-Discussions/Upgrading-from-Roku2/m-p/516093#M6306
<P>I'm still using my old Roku2 which still works fine. Is there any real appreciable performance gains in getting a Ultra??? My only issues are with occasional crashing and losing of channels mid program, occasionally. Plus I insist on using Ethernet so I guess Im stuck with the Ultra. Is it worth it? Anyone KNOW from personal experience?</P>Mon, 21 Oct 2019 04:02:39 GMThttps://community.roku.com/t5/Community-Discussions/Upgrading-from-Roku2/m-p/516093#M6306boogernose2019-10-21T04:02:39ZRe: Upgrading from Roku2https://community.roku.com/t5/Community-Discussions/Upgrading-from-Roku2/m-p/516096#M6307
<P>Roku2 as in XS? YES!! There will&nbsp;be very big difference in performance between a xs and the Ultra. It'll be like a breathe of fresh air.</P>Mon, 21 Oct 2019 05:05:21 GMThttps://community.roku.com/t5/Community-Discussions/Upgrading-from-Roku2/m-p/516096#M6307Tivoburkee2019-10-21T05:05:21ZRe: Upgrading from Roku2https://community.roku.com/t5/Community-Discussions/Upgrading-from-Roku2/m-p/516097#M6308
<P>Like how? I dont really need better resolution than 720p. Do Ultra owners experience less buffering issues?</P><P>And crashing?</P><P>I have a Roku2 4210x</P>Mon, 21 Oct 2019 07:05:35 GMThttps://community.roku.com/t5/Community-Discussions/Upgrading-from-Roku2/m-p/516097#M6308boogernose2019-10-21T07:05:35ZRe: Upgrading from Roku2https://community.roku.com/t5/Community-Discussions/Upgrading-from-Roku2/m-p/516190#M6319
<BLOCKQUOTE><HR /><LI-USER uid="194302"></LI-USER>&nbsp;wrote:<BR /><P>Like how? I don't really need better resolution than 720p. Do Ultra owners experience less buffering issues?</P><P>And crashing?</P><P>I have a Roku2 4210x</P><HR /></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Glad you clarified which Roku 2 you have. They made a lot of different versions with huge performance differences.&nbsp;</P><P>The Roku 2 4210 is still a supported device, and will continue to receive updates. It supports 1080p and Netflix profiles. What is lacks compared to a new device is operating memory and channel storage memory, and a noticeably faster processor. Yours didn't come with a WiFi Direct remote, but it supports adding one if desired. The newer Ultra doesn't have any faster of an Ethernet connection.&nbsp;</P><P>I have the older, original Ultra, and the only time I've had crashing issues was with a particular channel, that once updated resolved the issue. I can't remember the last time it ever crashed.</P><P>If you are satisfied with your 4210, and isn't causing any problems, I don't think there's much of a reason to upgrade. Buffering issues are usually network related, and not a problem with the device itself. But if it crashes often, it's possible that something hardware related is failing. Your Roku was released in April 2015, so the design is over 4 years old. Something like a bad solder joint on the motherboard can cause issues long after it was put into use.&nbsp;</P>Tue, 22 Oct 2019 01:50:07 GMThttps://community.roku.com/t5/Community-Discussions/Upgrading-from-Roku2/m-p/516190#M6319atc980922019-10-22T01:50:07ZRe: Upgrading from Roku2https://community.roku.com/t5/Community-Discussions/Upgrading-from-Roku2/m-p/516217#M6320
<P>Thats useful and pretty much was I was looking for.</P><P>I just didnt want to upgrade for no real reasons so I'll stick with it.</P><P>If some of the cheaper sticks had ethernet I'd give them a try.</P>Tue, 22 Oct 2019 04:22:26 GMThttps://community.roku.com/t5/Community-Discussions/Upgrading-from-Roku2/m-p/516217#M6320boogernose2019-10-22T04:22:26Z